Mike Trout Discussion - best player under 25 in mlb - Page 8 - Sporting Events and Fantasy Sports

Steve Yzerman fan · 07-12-2012, 03:15 AM

A buddy of mine and I had a huge debate over Trout vs. Harper today. He is very convinced that Trout will win the MVP this year. Is he that much of a favorite right now? I know he's having an absolutely insane season but is he really that much of a clear favorite or is my friend insane?

Also, he is convinced that Trout has the bigger upside and is a better overall player than Harper but I think Harper's potential is pretty much unlimited from watching him since he was a phenom in Las Vegas.

Tumaterminator · 07-12-2012, 03:24 AM

boesch hit over .340 the first half of '09(i think) and now he's leading the league in negative war. id lay 5:1 on him winning mvp.

SteelersDMW · 07-12-2012, 04:14 AM

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Originally Posted by Tumaterminator

boesch hit over .340 the first half of '09(i think) and now he's leading the league in negative war. id lay 5:1 on him winning mvp.

I'll take this if you're serious. Will bet a decent amt.

Kolo Toure · 07-12-2012, 04:35 AM

lol @ comparing Trout to Boesch. I'd snap bet Trout to win MVP for any amount if you are going to lay 5:1

Tumaterminator · 07-12-2012, 04:54 AM

usually the mvp makes the playoffs

Horatio777 · 07-12-2012, 08:52 AM

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rookie centerfielder trout leads the al in fwar, and is second in the al to brett lawrie in rwar (he should be first in that too; lawrie is good but drs is giving him way too much credit for toronto's shift)

ridiculous offense

.345/.402/.543
.418 woba
168 wrc+ (3rd in mlb)

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sick defense

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he smiles a lot

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trout's not just running hot. leading free projection system zips has him as a true talent ~5 war player as a 20 year old rookie.

he is the next great centerfielder and probably the best player under 25, and possibly the best player under 26 in baseball. trout may currently be the most valuable asset in mlb.

hey phildo.... i wanna know where he came from,,, high school , college.... next time post his wiki

never heard of this dude, but i dont follow baseball its too slow and boring. i follow football and basketball and the olympics

where did he go to college? how tall is he and his weight?

40 yard dash time? does he steal bases?

good pics and youtube though.

digables · 07-12-2012, 09:01 AM

Best post in a while here sadly

fanmail · 07-12-2012, 09:05 AM

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Originally Posted by Tumaterminator

usually the mvp makes the playoffs

bosoxx05 · 07-12-2012, 09:20 AM

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Originally Posted by Ray Horton

Pedro, although if you think his K/BB numbers are impressive look at Koufax's SHO compared to Pedro's. Context matters. That said, Pedro plowed through the steroid era like it was dead ball. Pedro didn't have any WS heroics like Koufax, but then again he never really had a chance during his heyday.

This post made me go back and look at the 2000 Redsox. Good God.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/BOS/2000.shtml

bottomset · 07-12-2012, 09:36 AM

he's definitely an underdog to win the MVP, probably at least 2/1 against, a lot of that comes from the voters being idiots

ARod 96 is a good starting point, it's doubtful Trout will finish with a better year than ARod did that year, and ARod lost to a bum, Trout should have legit competition for the MVP on merit

**Phildo** · 07-12-2012, 11:57 AM

bossmanjr,

there is already a bryce harper thread for discussing bryce harper. this is the mike trout thread. please try to stay on topic. ty

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Originally Posted by Horatio777

hey phildo.... i wanna know where he came from,,, high school , college.... next time post his wiki

oh sorry bro

http://lmgtfy.com/?q=mike+trout+wiki

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never heard of this dude, but i dont follow baseball its too slow and boring. i follow football and basketball and the olympics

where did he go to college? how tall is he and his weight?

he was awarded a scholarship at east carolina university but was drafted 25th overall in first round of the mlb draft by the angels in 09 and chose to sign with them instead of attending college.

officially listed at 6'1" 210 lbs.

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40 yard dash time? does he steal bases?

baseball uses a 60 yard dash. apparently he ran a 6.38 60. this is slightly faster than blazing fast mlb outfielders jacoby ellsbury and brett gardner.

yes he steals bases. 30/33 so far in mlb (26/29 this season) and 108/136 in the minors. he appears to be quite good at it.

EADGBE · 07-12-2012, 12:25 PM

i cant tell if that was a horatio troll then phildo counter troll or honest question and polite answer.

Steve Yzerman fan · 07-12-2012, 12:31 PM

I'd like to see where this kid is at 2 years from now. I don't see him having any major issues but at the same time I've seen guys have 1 good year and then "fall off the map" so to speak.

I think he is legit though and not a matter of running hot

marek_heinz · 07-12-2012, 12:38 PM

The thing is this isnt some out of nowhere heater, this is pretty close to how good he is (his babip is ~50 points too high) and his power still continues to develop

nutshot2 · 07-14-2012, 06:24 AM

Saw him live last night. It looks like he's running in fast forward. Sick acceleration